Front Sway Bar

MR. KRYPTONITE · 2008-05-26 14:48:12

One of the first things we realized in testing the new RZR out before the UTV Rally in Moab is how good of a job the front swaybar does in doing its job. But in Moab or rockcrawling anywhere the swaybar has a negative effect and makes the RZR much more "tippy" than we like while out on the trails crawling around. We were curious how much drop or travel we would get after the swaybar was disconected so we did a little test.

We pulled the rzr up on some blocks that were high enough so we could measure the drop if any.

With the sway bar connected the tire was just over 5 1/2" off of the ground.

With the sway bar disconnected the tire dropped down to under 1"

With this simple test we discovered that we gained over 4 1/2" of travel simply be disconnecting the swaybar that would help the rzr be more stable when rock crawling.

It is simple to disconnect the sway bar just follow these steps:

Locate the sway bar.

Undo the upper and lower bolts. Replace the lower bolt and nut with the upper bolt and nut shown here.

You can leave this if you desire to reconnect the swaybar set up later. You can also remove it the hard way by removing the rollcage, plastics, etc or by simply cutting it loose with a cut off wheel and pulling the rod out from the other side.

After spending almost a week rockcrawling in Moab we were very pleased with the results from disconnecting the front swaybar. We watched how the rzr's with the front swaybar struggled with things we did not have a problem with. Its now up to you, keep it or leave it!

-JARED

mbroyles · 2008-05-27 02:59:46

For the folks that are not rock crawling would you recommend leaving the swaybar in place?

If you disconnect the swaybar but don't completely remove it does it interfere with anything?

How long did it take you to remove the swaybar?

Thanks for the helpful How-To with pictures!

mouser58 · 2008-05-27 07:48:18

I would think that the sway bar just used in the rear would be sufficient to keep the RZR from becoming washy in woods and such, I also would think that it would keep it plenty level enough for sliding around turns and such. Also, it will ride so much better and like you said, you gain 4" more travel. Someone ought to come up with a Quick-disconnect like the Jeepers do.
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MR. KRYPTONITE · 2008-11-09 12:46:08

I would say to eliminate the front sway bar for all riding conditions but leave the rear in place. The rear can also be removed for rock crawling.

You can leave the top bar in place with no interferance with anything else.

It can be removed in 10 minutes.

Any other questions feel free to ask.

RANGERDALEXP · 2008-11-09 14:00:21

Looks like a disconnect kit could be built like the ones they use on jeeps, I think they installed one on extreme 4x4 on spike TV :idea:, I know that the RZR-s has no front sway bar from the factory.

flyrccg · 2009-05-08 16:33:13

I heard that part of the recent Rhino recall includes removilg the rear sway bar. It doesn't make much sense to me but there must be something to it. Dunno.

Fasttrax · 2009-05-08 16:55:06

Mine came off the Rhino yesterday after reading others comments. It does feel more tippy but the ride is better too. I think you will react to the turn than the machine reacting( rolling) for you.

Titan · 2009-05-08 21:35:16

Looks like a disconnect kit could be built like the ones they use on jeeps, I think they installed one on extreme 4x4 on spike TV :idea:, I know that the RZR-s has no front sway bar from the factory.

I was thinking some heavy tierod ends like this would make a great disconnect for the back of my Rhino.

I tow a DR mower in the fall and still want my rear sway bar for stability on side hills but want to be able to disconnect it when i go into the woods.

Badley · 2009-05-08 23:33:54

Mine came off the Rhino yesterday after reading others comments. It does feel more tippy but the ride is better too. I think you will react to the turn than the machine reacting( rolling) for you.

Are you saying it is easier to react to/feel the turn? Or you will compensate for no sway bar?

Fasttrax · 2009-05-09 07:20:19

It leans more outward when making a turn :? causing the desire to slow down in the turn, if you stay on it it feels as if the tires "hop" causing traction to keep you from tipping. Different feel but I like it.

RANGERDALEXP · 2009-05-09 09:51:53

Well for my two cents worth, two months ago the sway bar broke on my XP that has been known to be a big problem from 2005 to about the 2007 model years and have ran without it since then, it made a major improvement in the low speed articulation over rocks and big ruts but the high speed handling was effected horribly, I will be reinstalling the new updated sway bar because of this issue and will be looking into a disconnect system like titan is showing as for an upgrade, it will take some fabrication work to make the part.

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